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Heavy rains have ravaged Kolkata on Tuesday, here are some notable occurrences during the day:
Kolkata recorded the heaviest rains in nearly four decades
Electrocution claims eight lives
Govt-Run Educational Institutions Closed For Two Days
Over 30 Flights Cancelled
CM Mamata Banerjee recommends work from home for private sector offices
Here are the helpline numbers: 91-33-22143526/ 91-33-22535185. Toll-free numbers 91-8697981070
Stay indoors, stay safe.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged private sector offices to do work from home for the next two days. She added the state government offices would do WFH for the next two days.
A control room in state secretariat Nabanna is active. The numbers are 91-33-22143526/ 91-33-22535185. Toll-free numbers 91-8697981070
"We fear that the high tide, which is around 1.30 pm today, may not help in our efforts to drain out the excessive water," Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim said. "It would be around 10 pm when the situation could be expected to improve."
(With PTI inputs)
Heavy torrential rain in Kolkata on Tuesday severely disrupted air travel, leading to the cancellation of at least 30 flights and significant delays in several others, officials said.
(With PTI inputs)
State Education Minister Bratya Basu announces that all government-run education institutions would remain closed on September 24 and 25. Durga Puja holidays are scheduled to start from September 26
(With PTI inputs)
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee described the downpour as "unprecedented", lashing out at poor dredging of the Farakka barrage and lapses by private power utility CESC, while appealing to people to stay indoors for their own safety. "Their families must all be given jobs by the CESC."
(With PTI inputs)
আকস্মিক দুর্যোগের আক্রমণে বিপর্যস্ত কলকাতা শহরের ও লাগোয়া কিছু এলাকার পরিস্থিতি স্বাভাবিক করার জন্য আমাদের সহকর্মীরা ও আধিকারিকরা সর্বত্র চেষ্টা চালিয়ে যাচ্ছেন। ডিভিসি-র একতরফা জল ছাড়ায় রাজ্য এমনিতেই প্লাবিত ছিল, নদী, খাল সব টইটম্বুর ছিল। ফারাক্কা ব্যারেজ দিয়ে আসছে…
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) September 23, 2025
Only on five occasions in the last 140 years did Kolkata experience rains in higher volume than what it received on Tuesday.
(With PTI inputs)
According to IMD data, Alipore in Kolkata — the official metric for the city — received 251.4 mm of downpour till 8.30 am in the morning, the third-highest September month rainfall.
This was the highest since 259.5 mm of rain on September 26, 1986, and 369.6 mm of rain on September 28, 1978.
(With PTI inputs)
At least eight people were killed due to electrocution, bringing life in the metropolis to a grinding halt as large swathes were submerged, transport services crippled, and traffic movement thrown out of gear.
(Source: PTI)
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Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim, along with Tarak Singh, Municipal Commissioner and senior KMC officials are actively monitoring the situation from KMC's Control Room to combat any emergency.
Kolkata witnessed abnormal rainfall last night, resulting in waterlogging in several parts of the city. Hon’ble Mayor Sri. @FirhadHakim, along with Hon MMIC Sri Tarak Singh, Municipal Commissioner and senior KMC officials are actively monitoring the situation from KMC's Control… pic.twitter.com/BJTW7ByYjT
— Kolkata Municipal Corporation (@kmc_kolkata) September 23, 2025
A X user shared visuals of waterlogged streets in Kolkata on Tuesday morning.
Visuals of Park Circus 7 Point and the road in front of Quest Mall. Can Kolkata have a worse morning than this? A complete standstill after the cloudburst! Entire city has come to a halt. #KolkataRains #cloudburst pic.twitter.com/9SdaydRWDB
— Sidd (@_Siddy17) September 23, 2025
Kolkata Traffic Police shared the list of waterlogged places in the city, that is facing obstructed traffic at present.
Traffic update:-#Kolkatatrafficupdate pic.twitter.com/8YOaywqBzD
— Kolkata Traffic Police (@KPTrafficDept) September 23, 2025
A X user shared visuals of waterlogged streets in Kolkata on Tuesday morning.
🌧️ Last night, after 5 hours of continuous rainfall, Kolkata streets are completely waterlogged. 🚨 Everywhere you look — just water. #KolkataRains #Waterlogging pic.twitter.com/RU6F5FCXBu
— Pankaj (@pretty_yourss) September 23, 2025
Many schools have declared a holiday in the wake of very heavy downpour and waterlogged streets.
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport was waterlogged on Tuesday morning.
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport was waterlogged on Tuesday morning.
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A Metro Railway Kolkata spokesperson told PTI, that in order to ensure passengers' safety, services have been suspended between Shahid Khudiram and Maidan stations since morning hours.
Train services in the Sealdah South Section and Circular Railway line has been suspended, while skeleton services are being run in the Sealdah North and main sections, an Eastern Railway official told PTI.
Train services have been partially affected to and from Howrah and Kolkata terminal stations of Eastern Railway, he added.
Several X users shared visuals of waterlogged streets in Kolkata on Tuesday morning.
Unbelievable scenes from Ballygunge Phari near Birla Mandir.
— Surajit (@surajit_ghosh2) September 23, 2025
In the last 20 years I’ve never seen flooding like this in this area.
Climate, drainage or sheer negligence #Kolkata #KolkataRain #Flood pic.twitter.com/6mOZlL5saT
Train and Metro Railway services were disrupted in the city and suburbs owing to waterlogging of tracks.
IMD further noted, that another fresh low-pressure area is likely to form over the east-central and adjoining north Bay of Bengal around Sept. 25.
The IMD stated that the low-pressure area over the northeast Bay of Bengal is likely to move northwestwards, bringing widespread light to moderate rain with isolated heavy to very heavy downpour over some districts of South Bengal.
The IMD said heavy rainfall is likely to occur in Purba Medinipur and Paschim Medinipur, South 24 Parganas, Jhargram and Bankura districts of South Bengal till Wednesday.
The rainfall intensity was higher in the Southern and Eastern parts of Kolkata.
According to the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, Garia Kamdahari recorded 332 mm of rain in just a few hours, followed by Jodhpur Park at 285 mm. Kalighat recorded 280 mm of rain, Topsia 275 mm, Ballygunge 264 mm, while Thantania in north Kolkata received 195 mm of rain.
IndiGo Airlines has issued passenger advisory for Kolkata on Tuesday due to heavy rains.
Travel Advisory
— IndiGo (@IndiGo6E) September 23, 2025
Some routes across #Kolkata have been impacted by heavy rain, leading to temporary blocks or diversions.
We recommend planning your journey accordingly, and leave with a bit of extra time in hand.
📲Please keep a tab on your flight status via our app or…
Five people have died in rain-related incidents in Kolkata and its suburbs after heavy rain overnight led to waterlogging in several places in the city, according to a NDTV report.
The deaths in separate incidents have occurred in Central and Southern parts of Kolkata— Beniapukur, Kalikapur, Netaji Nagar, Gariahat and Ekbalpur.
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Intense overnight showers severely disrupted daily life in Kolkata and its surrounding areas, leaving several parts of the city submerged under knee-deep water and causing widespread traffic paralysis.
The IMD stated that the low-pressure area over the northeast Bay of Bengal is likely to move northwestwards, bringing widespread light to moderate rain with isolated heavy to very heavy downpour over some districts of South Bengal.
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